Maine and New Hampshire high school students will put their marine science knowledge to the test by competing in the virtual 2021 Nor’easter Bowl hosted by the University of Maine on Feb. 27. Ten teams from five schools will face off from 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. through Zoom for the regional round of the 24th annual […]
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The Bangor Daily News and the Penobscot Bay Pilot promoted a talk by Fran Ulmer, Arctic Initiative senior fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center at the Kennedy School of Government, scheduled for 3 p.m. March 8. Ulmer’s talk, “Rapid Arctic Change: Why Does It Matter and How Can the Science Community Help?” is sponsored by […]
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The Boothbay Register promoted a panel discussion with Ian Long, director of the 2020 documentary “The Long Coast,” and Heather Leslie, director of the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center. The virtual event, which is sponsored by the Darling Center and the Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, is scheduled for 7 p.m. March 2. Participants will […]
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Orono, Maine — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will co-host a talk by Fran Ulmer on why rapid Arctic change matters and how the science community can help from 3–4 p.m. on Monday, March 8. Fran Ulmer is an Arctic Initiative senior fellow at Harvard University’s […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared a University of Maine announcement that Hemant Pendse has been named the 2021 Distinguished Maine Professor. Pendse, a professor of chemical engineering and chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, will be honored in a virtual ceremony streamed on YouTube on April 29.
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The Maine Monitor reported that University of Maine professors Ivan Fernandez and Malcolm Hunter criticized federal tax credits that encourage the use of wood as an alternative home heating fuel. Hunter and more than 500 academic colleagues co-signed a letter noting that cutting trees to be burned for home heating undermines carbon sequestration. Fernandez, who […]
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with Mehdi Tajvidi, a University of Maine associate professor, about a new patented process for impregnating paper with nanoparticles to produce laminate materials. According to Tajvidi, the end result is a laminate that takes little energy to produce and has wide application.
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Dominique DiSpirito, a University of Maine junior dedicated to strengthening communities through environmental policy, is a finalist for a 2021 Harry S. Truman Scholarship. The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation awards its prestigious, merit-based scholarships to juniors pursuing public service careers. Recipients can receive up to $30,000 for graduate or professional school, and earn access […]
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Jessica Leahy, a University of Maine professor of human dimensions of natural resources, spoke with the New York Times for an article about wood banks. Wood banks, like food banks, offer free wood for home heating to people in need. “Lots of people are on the edge of poverty and cannot afford unexpected events: a […]
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The Associated Press cited the University of Maine Climate Reanalyzer in a story titled “EXPLAINER: Topsy-turvy weather comes from polar vortex.” The reanalyzer, according to the story, shows that the “globe as a whole is about the same temperature as the average was from 1979 to 2000 for this time of year,” which is still […]
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